Door holder



April 18, 939. W. R SAMPSON 2,154,869

DOOR HOLDER Original Filed July 3l, 1956 v /llllrl/l// O INVENTOR ATTO R N EYS Patented Apr. 18, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Application July 31, 1936, Serial No. 93,705 Renewed September 16, 1938 2 Claims.

This 'mvention relates to door holders and has for the primary object the provision of a device of this character which may be readily adapted to a door for supporting the latter in a proper position for hanging whereby the hanging operation 4may be easily and quickly and accurately accomplished and which is so constructed to permit adjustment thereof for accommodating doors of different thicknesses.

With these and other objects in View, this invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a vertical sectional View illustrating a door holder constructed in accordance with my invention and showing the same adapted to a door.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view illustrating the invention.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure l.

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view take-n on the line 4 4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a detail sectional View taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 4.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numerals I and 2 indicate oppositely extending channeled members including side walls. 3, top walls 4 and end walls 5. Jaw elements 6 are formed integrally with the opposing ends of the members I and 2 and each include bearing blocks I having a corrugated facing strip 8 secured thereto of rubber or any other material suitable for the purpose. The jaw elements 6 are arranged at right angles to the members I and 2 and vertically when in use with the members I and 2 assuming a horizontal position and are equipped with supporting legs 9 adapted to rest upon the oor. The free ends of the supporting legs terminate in feet I0 which are apertured, as shown at I I, so that screws or like fasteners may be passed therethrough for securing the device to a device. However, employment of the fasteners is not essential in the operation of the device.

Pairs of ears I2 are formed on the side walls o1' the members I and 2 and extend in the direction of each other toslidably support a. sectional plate I3, the sections of which are connected by a hinge I4 underlying the space between the jaw elements. Right angle extensions I5 are formed on the plate I3 and yextend at right angles thereto and have bolts I6 secured thereto. 'Ihe bolts extend through apertures in the end walls 5 and have threaded thereon wing nuts I1. Interposed between the extensions I5 and the end walls 5 are coil springs surrounding the bolts. The jaws may be easily and quickly adjusted towards and from each other by the adjustment of the wing nuts on the bolts.

In operation, the jaws are adjusted to be spaced a distance from each other which is substantially equal to the thickness of a door. The door is placed between the jaws and rests upon the sectional plate I3 directly above the hinge I4 with the feet ID of the legs resting upon thefloor. The

weight of the door upon the sectional plate I3 causes the jaws to move in the direction of each other and tightly grip the door so that said door will be supported by the device and in a position whereby the door may be readily dressed to t a door jamb and also to support the door during the applying of hardware thereto.

Having described the invention, I claim:

1. A door holder comprising oppositely extending channel members, legs for supporting said members, a hingedly connected sectional plate slidably secured to said members, jaw elements carried by said members to receive therebetween a door, the latter resting upon the sectional plate above the hinge, bearing :blocks secured to said jaw elements, corrugated yieldable faces secured to said bearing blocks to contact the door, bolts secured to said plate and extending through the members, nuts threaded on said bolts bearing against said members, coil springs interposed between said members and the plate and sur-I rounding the bolts.

2. A door holder comprising oppositely extending members, a hingedly connected sectional plate slidably secured to said members, jaw elements carried by said members to receive therebetween a door, bearing blocks secured to said jaw elements, corrugated yieldable faces secured to said bearing blocks to contact the door, and adjustable means connecting the plate to said members.

WILLIAM R. SAMPSON. 

